All federal and state flags will be flown at half-staff this week in honor of Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

U.S. flags typically fly at half-staff in the wake of national tragedies or after deaths of government officials, military members or first responders. They also fly at half-staff on Memorial Day and other national days of remembrance, including 9/11.

Flags were ordered to be flown at half staff in Arizona on Monday, April 21, 2025. Here's why and the difference between half staff and half mast.